Dr. Roosevelt G. Daniel is a board-certified internal medicine and pediatric specialist based in Rock Hill, South Carolina. A graduate of the University of Alabama School of Medicine, he has over 20 years of experience providing primary and inpatient care. Dr. Daniel has extensive expertise in managing conditions such as hypertension, diabetes, and asthma, and is currently engaged in grant-supported education initiatives to raise awareness and improve understanding of sickle cell disease and sickle cell trait.

Dr. Adam Annaccone joined the UT Arlington Athletic Training Program faculty as an Assistant Clinical Professor in January 2020 and directs the program's Standardized Patient Lab.

For over 18 years, he has worked in educational and clinical settings, serving as a Licensed Athletic Trainer, a Corrective Exercise Specialist and a Performance Enhancement Specialist. Additionally, he has extensive experience working as an independent contractor for several professional athletes, providing movement assessments and targeted neuromuscular manual therapy and corrective/performance exercise programs. In December, 2020, he was named to the Scientific Advisor Board for the National Academy of Sports Medicine. In 2018, he served as a consultant for the newly formed Sports Therapy Academic Program at Ono Academic College in Tel Aviv, Israel. Prior to moving to Texas in 2016, Dr. Annaccone spent three seasons with the NBA Phoenix Suns organization on their highly regarded sports medicine staff, serving as Performance & Recovery Specialist/ Assistant Athletic Trainer.

As a distinguished presenter, he has provided over 60 presentations, both nationally and internationally. In 2018 he served as Keynote Presenter for the first Sports Therapy Conference in Tel Aviv, Israel.

He is an active member of the profession of athletic training, serving on various local, regional and national athletic training committees; most recently as District 6 Representative for Texas and Arkansas for the NATA Government Affairs Committee, a member of the District 6 ATs Care Team and the Chair of the Task Force for Sports Science, Health and Data Analytics for the NATA. In 2013, he was recognized by the National Athletic Trainers’ Association (NATA) with the NATA Young Professionals’ Committee National Distinction Award.

He received his doctoral degree from Indiana University of PA in 2017 in Administration and Leadership Studies, a Master’s degree from Clarion University in 2006 and completed his Bachelor of Science degree in Athletic Training at Duquesne University in Pittsburgh, PA.

Anna Sedory, MS, ATC, CSCS serves as Director of Injury Care and Prevention for the Fairfax County Police Department. A licensed Athletic Trainer, Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist, and Tactical Strength and Conditioning Facilitator, she holds additional certifications in Mental Health First Aid, Peer Support, Trauma-Informed Weightlifting, Selective Functional Movement Assessment, Graston (Instrument Assisted Soft Tissue Mobilization), Blood Flow Restriction Training, and is a Modern Cupping Therapy Practitioner.“

Experienced Head Athletic Trainer with a demonstrated history of working in the education management industry. Skilled in Concussions, Sports Performance Enhancement, Injury Prevention, Athletic Training, and Athletics. Strong community and social services professional with a Master's Degree focused in Athletic Training from University of South Florida College of Medicine.

Dr. Christy Collins joined the Datalys Center in June 2017. Previously, Dr. Collins served as a Biostatistician at the OhioHealth Research and Innovation Institute (OHRI). While at OHRI, Dr. Collins was actively involved in over 130 research studies in various stages from development to dissemination in a wide variety of clinical settings including: Sports Medicine, Podiatry, Medical Education, Heart and Vascular, Pulmonary/Critical Care, and Pharmacy, among other specialties. 

Prior to her work at OHRI, Dr. Collins worked as a researcher at the Center for Injury Research and Policy (CIRP) at The Research Institute at Nationwide Children’s Hospital. While at CIRP, she specifically focused on the epidemiology of sports, recreation, and leisure activity‐related injuries among children and adolescents and the life‐long health benefits associated with an active childhood. Dr. Collins has published extensively on the topic of sport injuries and has a strong connection to the Athletic Training community through her work with High School RIO. 

Dr. Collins earned her doctorate in Epidemiology with a minor in Biostatistics from the College of Public Health at The Ohio State University. Prior to her work at Nationwide Children’s Hospital, Dr. Collins received a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology and Sociology at Ohio Northern University and a Master of Arts in Sociology at the University of New Hampshire where she focused on social research in partner and family violence. 

Dr. Collins describes her interest in sports injury epidemiology as her passion and is excited to be a part of the sports injury community.

Dr. Cieslak completed his undergraduate degree at Kean University, majoring in athletic training, and his Doctor of Chiropractic degree in 1995, graduating from Life University. He has been a Certified Athletic Trainer and a Certified Strength & Conditioning Specialist since 1989. He is a graduate of the Primary Spine Practitioner course, a multi-disciplinary post-graduate program through the University of Pittsburgh School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences.  He is licensed in New Jersey as both a Chiropractor and an Athletic Trainer. From 1997- 2022, he was employed at Teaneck High School, serving as the athletic trainer, in addition to having a practice of chiropractic in Bogota, NJ. He was also a preceptor for the Montclair State University athletic training education program. Currently, he works with Atlantic Health System, and is an adjunct clinical instructor in the athletic training graduate program at Seton Hall University. He is currently the Past-President of the Athletic Trainer’s Society of New Jersey. He also serves on the EATA Educationalist and Student Quiz Bowl Committees, as well as being an executive board member of the Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation Special Interest Group of the National Strength & Conditioning Association. 

Andy Grubbs, MEd, ATC joined the Hughston Foundation as Director of Athletic Training in June 2010. His primary responsibility is oversight of the 18 graduate assistant athletic trainers who provide medical care to the local area high schools and professional sports teams. He received his Bachelor of Science degree in athletic training from Valdosta State University in 2001 and a master’s degree in education from Auburn University in 2003. Prior to coming to Hughston, Mr. Grubbs worked at South Effingham High School in Rincon, Georgia, and The University of West Alabama in Livingston, Alabama.

Frank A. Chernak is a partner in Montgomery McCracken’s Litigation Department and Chair of the Labor and Employment Department.

In October 2019, The Philadelphia Business Journal selected Frank to its Best of the Bar: Philadelphia’s Top Lawyers list for Employment Litigation. In November 2023, Frank tried a traumatic brain injury case for two defendants in Suffolk County, Massachusetts to a successful result. The trial took 30 days with over 30 witnesses testifying, including 18 expert witnesses. In 2019, Frank tried cases to verdict in federal courts in Baltimore, Md. (a “Me Too” sexual harassment case), Philadelphia, Pa. (a criminal records class action trial), and Chicago, Ill. (a race, age, disability discrimination and retaliation case). Frank’s practice focuses on defending entities in personal injury matters (including traumatic brain injury (TBI) cases) and employers and municipalities in constitutional, Title VII, race discrimination, sexual harassment and retaliation, reverse-gender and retaliation, age discrimination, national origin, hostile work environment, FMLA, and ADA cases. He also counsels and trains clients on all employment and civil rights matters, including compliance with ADA, FMLA, FLSA, and EEO laws, hiring and firing practices, harassment investigations, and non-compete litigation. He also trains lawyers on jury trial persuasion.

In March 2020, Frank was inducted into the American College of Trial Lawyers. Fellowship in the College is extended by invitation only and only after careful investigation to those experienced trial lawyers of diverse backgrounds, who have mastered the art of advocacy and whose professional careers have been marked by the highest standards of ethical conduct, professionalism, civility, and collegiality. Membership in the College cannot exceed one percent of the total lawyer population of any state or province.

Frank received his J.D., cum laude, from Temple University James E. Beasley School of Law, his M.S. from the University of Arkansas, and his B.S. from the State University of New York at Cortland.

University of Georgia Senior Associate Athletic Director Ron Courson, long-time director of sports medicine, was promoted to Executive Associate Athletic Director in February, 2021.

Serving at UGA since 1995, Courson most recently helped navigate the Athletic Association, and especially the football program, through the nation-wide Pandemic serving and supporting the development of policy and protocols at the local, Southeastern Conference, and NCAA levels.
 
Prior to joining the UGA staff in 1995, Courson served as Director of Rehabilitation at the University of Alabama from 1991-1995 and Director of Rehabilitation with Samford University from 1989-1991. He received his undergraduate degree in education/physical education from Samford University, performed two years of graduate work at the University of Tennessee-Chattanooga, and graduated with honors from the Medical College of Georgia with a degree in physical therapy. Courson is a national registered advanced emergency medical technician as well as a certified strength and conditioning specialist by the National Strength and Conditioning Association.

During his career in sports medicine, Courson has also been involved in many athletic training activities including work as an athletic trainer with the U.S. Olympic Team at the 1988 Olympic Games in Seoul, South Korea; 1990 Goodwill Games; 1987 World University Games, 1987 Pan American Games and the 1992 Olympic Games in Barcelona, Spain. He served as the chief athletic trainer for the 1996 U.S. Olympic Track and Field Trials as well as the chief athletic trainer for track and field for the Atlanta Committee for the 1996 Olympic Games (ACOG).

Courson is active in his profession, having served as the president of the SEC Sports Medicine Committee, chairman of the College and University Athletic Trainers' Committee of the National Athletic Trainers' Association and as a member of the NCAA Competitive Safeguards and Medical Aspects of Sports committee. He is a past medical liaison to the American Football Coaches Association and serves currently on the NFL Health and Safety Committee and the USA Football Medical Advisory Board.

Ron received the Most Distinguished Athletic Trainer award in 2005 from the National Athletic Trainers' Association and was inducted into the Southeast Athletic Trainers' Association Hall of Fame in 2011 and the National Athletic Trainers’ Association Hall of Fame in 2013. Most recently, Courson was inducted into the Georgia Athletic Trainers Association Hall of Fame in January, 2018.
 
Courson serves as an adjunct instructor in the department of kinesiology at the University of Georgia, teaching in the nationally accredited athletic training education program. He is active in research and education in the field of sports medicine, having authored a textbook, "Athletic Training Emergency Care", a number of professional papers and text chapters and presents frequently at regional and national sports medicine meetings.

Courson is married to the former Eileen O'Connell of Waycross, Georgia. Ron and Eileen have four children, John, Anna, Luke, and Will.

Stanley A. Herring, MD, is senior medical advisor and co-founder of The Sports Institute at UW Medicine, Co- medical director for Orthopedic Health and Sports Medicine for UW Medicine, and co-medical director of the UW Medicine Sports Concussion Program.

Dr. Herring is one of the team physicians for the Seattle Seahawks and the Seattle Mariners. His clinical practice focuses on the diagnosis and non-operative management of neurological and musculoskeletal injuries, particularly focusing on spinal disorders in active people and athletes as well as sports-related concussions.  

Dr. Herring is a clinical professor in the Departments of Rehabilitation Medicine, Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine, and Neurological Surgery at the University of Washington, Seattle and holds the Zachery Lystedt  Sports Concussion Endowed Chair. His philosophy is to provide kind and compassionate care that focuses not only on the relief of pain and suffering, but also helps patients return to activities that give them quality of life.

Education and Training
UW - Dept. of Rehabilitation Medicine - Residency, 1982, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Univ. of Texas Southwestern - Medical Education, 1979
UW - Dept. of Rehabilitation Medicine - Teaching Appointment

Board Certifications
Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, 1983, American Board of Physical Medicine & Rehab

Kevin M. Guskiewicz, PhD, ATC began in UNC Chapel Hill's Department of Exercise and Sports Science in July 1995, and was appointed Department Chair in July 2005. Dr. Guskiewicz heads the sport concussion program at UNC, while also serving as the Director of the Sports Medicine Research Laboratory and Research Director for the Center for the Study of Retired Athletes. His teaching responsibilities include Cadaver Anatomy, Therapeutic Modalities, Human Anatomy, and Research Methods & Statistics in Sports Medicine.

Dr. Guskiewicz’s research is focused on the assessment of sport-related concussion and the long-term effects of concussion. He has been the recipient of over 15 funded research grants on this topic, and has published over 45 journal articles and five textbook chapters related to concussion in sport. He serves as an Associate Editor for the Journal of Athletic Training, and is on the editorial boards of two other journals. Kevin was the recipient of the 1997 Kenneth Knight Outstanding Research Manuscript for the Journal of Athletic Training, the recipient of the 1999 NATA-REF New Investigator Award for Athletic Training Research, and the 2006 Medal for Distinguished Athletic Training Research. He was awarded Fellowship in American College of Sports Medicine in May 2003, and was inducted as a Fellow in the American Academy of Kinesiology and Physical Education in September 2006. He and his wife Amy have four children: Jacob, Nathan, Adam, and Tessa.

Nicholas E. Grahovec is an athletic trainer working in higher education as an Assistant Professor at Northern Illinois University. He earned his Bachelor of Science degree in Biology and Psychology from Augustana College, Master of Science degree in Athletic Training from the University of Findlay, and his PhD in Health Science from Rocky Mountain University of Health Professions.

Nicholas was previously a Clinical Assistant Professor at Sam Houston State University and, prior to that, the Director of Sports Medicine/Head Athletic Trainer at Benedictine University. He has been an athletic trainer in a variety of other clinical settings, including junior college, orthopedics, rehabilitation, and youth sports. He currently serves on the NATA Foundation Scholarship Committee, GLATA Education Committee, IATA Education Committee Chair, and is currently the Illinois Athletic Trainers Association Vice President. His current research interests include athletic training intervention effectiveness, athletic training pedagogy, and the esports athlete.

Nicholas resides in Illinois with his wife Amanda and four girls, Audrey, Adalyn, Abigail, and Arianna.

Tyler Wood, PhD, ATC is an Assistant Professor and Coordinator of Clinical Education at Northern Illinois University. 

Teaching Philosophy
When teaching, I approach each setting with three core principles: (1) Promoting diversity, equity, and
inclusion creates a safe space of authentic learning; (2) innovative teaching leads to inspiration; (3)
acquired knowledge will provide immediate and future success. With these principles guiding my
pedagogical practice, I take great responsibility in working with and mentoring my students to help them learn and succeed.

Research Agenda
My research agenda consists of two broad areas: (1) understanding human movement and impairment
with an emphasis on rehabilitation and (2) implementing creative educational techniques to enhance the athletic training students’ education. I am committed to interdisciplinary collaborations to promote the science and practice of movement rehabilitation and facilitate athletic training education.